The Battle Against Leafcutter Ants

Leafcutter ants are one of the most difficult pests to eliminate from the landscape. They can strip a mature fruit tree in a day. I have heard them described by my gardening friends as pure evil. But like all critters of the earth, they have a job to do, even if we can’t figure out the job’s value. One of my unusual friends has an obsession with killing cutter ants. He said he once sat by a cut…